# CVE-2018-6569: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can access the administrative interface without authentication, allowing unauthorized control and modification of the web server.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c45p-h8x2-g56f

## What is CVE-2018-6569?

CVE-2018-6569 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

West Wind Web Server 6.x does not require authentication for /ADMIN.ASP.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6569?

It affects 1 product.


Products: West-Wind Web Connection.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-6569?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6569 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-6569 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6569 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-6569 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-6569 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6569 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6569/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6569/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6569
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6569
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-6569

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